Enigma Chapter 1, a fullmetal alchemist fanfic

Enigma

Part 1: Blood Lines

Summary

When several mysterious beings attack and destroy central command, they manage to steal an ancient tome that is rumored to be a keystone in an ancient conspiracy. Planning to use it in bringing about the end of times. Unwilling to take the chance, Mustang calls an unlikely group of fighters to serve as emissaries for the State Military. And with little to lose, they set out on a globe trekking mission to find the thieves. Uncovering something much larger than what they expected in the process, it will take everything they have to survive. But will they succeed?

A/N: Hey to all you out there in Fanfiction land. This story will be my introduction to the site, after lurking around for about two years I decided to finally get an account. I decided to make it an adventure SYOC because I noticed that I haven't seen any for FMA. Or on the rare occasion I do see a really great adventure, something happens and it either dies, or whatever romance the author had going takes up the whole story line. (Then it's not much of an adventure anymore). I don't know if it's just me, maybe there are some skulking around somewhere. But for now I've given up looking and I thought I'd write my own. So if you're interested, read the few rules I may have. Fill out the form, then watch the story unfold! Here we go.

Rules. Please read these and add: Fullmetal Love: Anywhere in your submissions.

1. Make sure your OC makes sense

As any fan will know, there are rules that apply in the FMA world. Keep those in mind. Number one is that this takes place in the 1910-1930s. So there weren't people named things like Raven and Crystal, and Wolf. Well, maybe there were but it's pretty sketchy.

2. Please don't leave blank spaces in the form.

The more information I have about your OC, the better I can use them the way you imagined them.

3. Let's try and keep it straight, no Yaoi or Yuri.

This isn't because of some biased reason or whatever. I just feel that, as a writer I can't relate to that kind of relationship well enough to accurately interpret it into a story. I may just skip romance altogether, but it depends on how the story progresses.

Anyway, here's the form. I included a blank one, and one filled out with my character, so you can see how it should look. I hope the rules didn't put you off. Just remember, have fun, and be creative!

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Name: Katherine Fischer.

Nickname(s): Kat

Age (19-36): 21

Gender: Female

Occupation (Soldier, Alchemist, State Alchemist): State Alchemist/Field Agent.

Alias/Codename: The Stone Edge Alchemist

Rank: Major (Typical Alchemist rank)

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Height: 5'6

Weight: 130

Build: She's not very tall, but she's solidly built and pretty strong for her size.

Hairstyle/color: Kat's hair is dark brown. About shoulder length in the back and about chin length in the front. It's shaggy and messy looking so it spikes out at the ends. She has a cowlick on the right side, so it sticks up almost like Edwards, but to a lesser extent. She usually leaves it down instead of styling it.

Eyes: Hazel.

Face/Skin tone: Katherine has a rather sculpted and mature face, seeing as she's a fully grown woman. But it's still rather childish thanks to freckles under her eyes, and the big grin she usually has. She's white, and has a slight tan from traveling around in the sun.

Scars/Tattoos/Distinguishing marks: Since she's a field agent, Katherine has a lot of different scars from various fights she's gotten into. None of them are particularly noticeable though. Her distinguishing feature would probably be her big, toothy grin and her freckles (which she hates).

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Everyday: When on duty, she wears her uniform. But otherwise has a much more casual fashion sense. Wearing cotton shirts and comfier pants

Mission: Since she has to keep a lower profile when she's undercover, her uniform is retired for a gray fatigue jacket, a white, short sleeved undershirt and loose pants in either black or tan. Black combat boots are her footwear of choice, as they are effective and comfortable.

Sleepwear: Whatever she fell asleep in.

::::Battle::::

Element: Earth

Powers/Abilities: Katherine's alchemy style revolves a lot around earth and stone. Metal to a lesser extent because of how it's purified, though it can be done to a small degree. Her usual MO is using the stone around to create sharp projectiles or sometimes spikes from the ground. She can create walls for defense, or attaching the earth to herself or others for makeshift armor. The circle she uses is engraved into the metal gauntlets she wears. So as long as she has her gloves, she can fight, although bigger jobs require she draw another circle on the ground.

Her non-alchemy related abilities are what you expect from a soldier. Martial arts, stealth training, that stuff. She has pretty good endurance and stamina, and is something of a mechanic. Figuring ways to adjust or sometimes modify weapons or equipment she or her teammates may have.

Weaknesses: If there is no earth around, Katherine can't really use her alchemy, and has rely on others to help watch her back in such a situation. Electricity is often a problem as well, because depending on the conditions, earth is a very good conductor. Metal even more so.

Equipment: Kat doesn't really have any equipment except the few thing she carries in her jacket.

Pieces of chalk to draw circles with. Her pocket watch, and a pair of aviator goggles she wears to protect her eyes when fighting. They are usually around her neck. She did modify her boots so that the bottoms had a thin layer of metal between the sole and the tread. That way she can mold the metal to create small spikes for extra traction (or an extra damaging kick) when she needs it.

Weapon: Her gauntlets are really the only weapon-ish things she has. Since it's hard to bend the metal on them, she really just uses them for enhanced punches and doing her alchemy.

::::Personal::::

History: Katherine had a fairly uninteresting childhood in comparison to many characters. Her father was an active State Alchemist and early on Kat decided she wanted to be like him. And after reading many of his books, begged him to teach her the alchemy she would need. He agreed, but told her that it wasn't something he could really pass on completely because he considered it an art that had to be refined in the individual's style. Over time, Kat learned from her dad and other teachers the different kinds of styles and practices until she found her own and set out to perfect it. She practiced and developed until she was about nineteen, when she applied to be a State Alchemist. Once she passed the exam, she settled into life as a field agent, and after two years of service is still trying to learn as much as she can from superiors and other Alchemists. Hoping to perfect her craft as much as possible.

Her father is retired, and lives with her mother in a small home in Central City. Katherine visiting them often to keep them updated on the goings on.

Personality: On the whole, Katherine is a reasonably mature and fairly good natured individual. While everyone considers her a fully grown woman, she is still very much a teenager. Sarcastic, laid back and mellow, she likes to take life as it comes rather than seeking out conflict. And while she's not a particularly sociable person, she is a very steadfast friend once you get to know her. And she'll let you drag her around anywhere without complaining as long as she's not asked to step outside her moral boundaries. As a friend she'll always try to have your back in a bad situation. And like a big sister, Kat will try to help as best she can in any other situation. Either by comforting you, sticking up for you, or giving you a swift kick in the ass when you need it. She's not much of a leader, Katherine is much more comfortable in the background. Feeling that a leader role is too much of a responsibility, and that there is too much to lose if something went wrong. However, if there is a would-be leader (or friend), Katherine waits until they do something to sort of "prove" themselves before she devotes herself. This is part of an odd, and sometime cryptic thinking process she has. No one really understands it, but it's an organized chaos. For all her grinning levity, Katherine can be surprisingly fierce when she needs to be. And when it comes right down to it, you can expect to see her cracking her knuckles before getting down to business. Because when a situation is serious, she'll be just as serious in order to get what needs to be done, done.

Family: Marco Fischer (Father). Janet Fischer (Mother). Elijah Fischer (Older brother).

Motto/Quote: "The fact is, you can spend hours or days or weeks worrying. Worrying about what could, should, or will be is a waste of time. But the future and past don't matter in the long run. The only important thing is what's going on right now. If you want to live, you have to live in the moment."

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